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1982 Texas Longhorns football
Sun Bowl, L 10–26 vs. North Carolina
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 17
Record9–3 (7–1 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRon Toman (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorDavid McWilliams (1st season)
Home stadiumTexas Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 SMU $ 7 – 0 – 1 11 – 0 – 1
No. 17 Texas 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 9 Arkansas 5 – 2 – 1 9 – 2 – 1
Houston 4 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Baylor 3 – 4 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
Texas Tech 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Texas A&M 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
TCU 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Rice 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Fred Akers, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, placing second in the SWC. Texas was invited to Sun Bowl, where the Longhorns lost to North Carolina. The team played home games at Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 187:00 p.m.Utah*No. 18
W 21–1270,158[1]
September 257:00 p.m.Missouri*No. 17
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 21–076,438[2]
October 27:30 p.m.at RiceNo. 15
W 34–750,000[3]
October 92:00 p.m.vs. Oklahoma*No. 13
CBSL 22–2875,587[4]
October 232:30 p.m.No. 4 SMUNo. 19
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
ABCL 17–3080,157[5]
October 302:00 p.m.at Texas Tech
W 27–052,041[6]
November 61:00 p.m.Houston
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 50–076,657[7]
November 132:00 p.m.at TCUNo. 20
W 38–2122,468[8]
November 202:00 p.m.at BaylorNo. 17
W 31–2338,000[9]
November 251:00 p.m.Texas A&MNo. 14
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 53–1672,368[10]
December 42:30 p.m.No. 6 ArkansasNo. 12
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
ABCW 33–767,903[11]
December 252:00 p.m.vs. North Carolina*No. 8
CBSL 10–2631,359[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries

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Oklahoma

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See also: 1982 Oklahoma Sooners football team and Red River Rivalry
Oklahoma Sooners vs. Texas Longhorns
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Texas 0 10 01222
Oklahoma 7 7 7728

at Cotton Bowl • Dallas, Texas

  • Date: October 9
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy; 67 °F (19 °C); wind 17 mph (27 km/h) N
  • Game attendance: 75,587
  • Referee: Vance Carlson
  • TexasSports.com
Game information

References

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  1. ^ "What's the Utes? UT wins opener". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 19, 1982. Retrieved February 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Texas defense humbles Mizzou, 21–0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 26, 1982. Retrieved February 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Longhorns cook Rice, 34–7". Tulsa World. October 3, 1982. Retrieved February 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Oklahoma gets back at Longhorns". The Orange Leader. October 10, 1982. Retrieved February 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Mustangs roll by Longhorns". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 24, 1982. Retrieved February 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "UT slides past Tech". The Odessa American. October 31, 1982. Retrieved February 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "'Horns embarrass Cougars, 50–0". Austin American-Statesman. November 7, 1982. Retrieved February 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Longhorns win wild shootout with Frogs". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 14, 1982. Retrieved February 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Walls, Clark guide Longhorns in 31–23 decision over Baylor". Longview News-Journal. November 21, 1982. Retrieved February 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Longhorns make joke of Aggies, 53–16". The Shreveport Times. November 26, 1982. Retrieved February 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Brewer arm, Longhorns turn Hogs' errors into 33–7 win". The Tampa Tribune-Times. December 5, 1982. Retrieved February 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "North Carolina basks in Sun 26–10". The El Paso Times. December 26, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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